Category Archives: student voice

The Digital Classroom – a podcast from ACEC 2010

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

Back in April I keynoted the Australian Council for Educational Computing (ACEC 2010) in Melbourne, Australia. After the keynote I had a tap on the shoulder from a lovely young man who works for a show called “FutureTense” on the … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, In the news, podcasts, student voice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

TEDxRedmond – first TEDx ‘for kids by kids’ is a success!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

TEDxRedmond was a great success on Saturday, Sept 18. Over 400 young people attended and were treated to an amazing lineup of accomplished speakers all under the age of 16. The Twittersphere was lit up with praise for the inspirational … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, Generation YES, student voice | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Prairie Elementary Filmmakers Save a Regional Nature Program

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

From Gail Desler (aka Blogwalker) in a school district near Sacramento, CA. Prairie Elementary Filmmakers Save a Regional Nature Program | BlogWalker. “I was there – at the Sacramento Board of Directors – on Wednesday, joining other concerned educators and … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in blogs, digital citizenship, student voice, technology literacy | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

TEDx Redmond – for kids, by kids

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

TEDxRedmond is getting closer! This special event for kids, by kids, is shaping up to be a remarkable day! TEDxRedmond will feature speakers who have done amazing things. They have climbed mountains, started successful businesses, written books, raised millions for … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, fun/free stuff, Generation YES, In the news, student voice | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Back to school – games for collaboration and teamwork

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

Of course we want to encourage students to collaborate and work in teams – but how does this actually happen? Here’s one idea to kickstart that idea and keep it going all year long – games. But not just any … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in fun/free stuff, student voice | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Amazing speaker lineup for TEDxRedmond, all youth ages 10-16

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

TEDx Redmond is shaping up to be a great event! Generation YES is a proud co-sponsor of this first ever TEDx event created, planned, and run by youth for youth under age 16. TEDx Redmond will be held September 18, … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, Generation YES, student voice | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Do you sleep with your cell phone? Pew Study on Millennials

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials — the American teens and twenty-somethings who are making the passage into adulthood at the start of a new millennium — have begun to forge theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and open to … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in education reform, In the news, research, student voice | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off

The ISTE opening keynote – what I wish had been said

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

I know  this is not fair – Monday morning quarterbacking what someone else said in a keynote. I respect people who keynote, it’s a very difficult job to be entertaining while delivering a coherent, interesting message for a large, diverse … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, education reform, global, service learning, student voice | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Update on Maine Learning Technology Initiative

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

The post Students raising funds and technology awareness in Maine got a lot of comments and interest on this blog. Here’s an update from one of the participants: First of all, our students are committed to this project! All of … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, In the news, student project samples, student voice | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Eisenhower School Internet Safety Project

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

The Eisenhower School Internet Safety Project began with Tech Team teachers, Angelo Bonavitacola, Marc DeBlock and Harold Olejarz, joining forces to develop a sixth-grade Internet course to address these issues and to encourage students to be active learners by using … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in digital citizenship, student project samples, student voice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments